Shaft-hanger.



H. F. GADE.

SHAFT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 18' 1915.

- Patented Oct. 29, 1918.

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H. F. GADE.

SHAFT HANGER.

APPLiCATION F |LED DEC. 18. 1915.

Patented Oct. 29, 1918.

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H. F. GADE.

SHMTT HANGER. Armenian FILED 05c. I8. 1915.

Patented Oct, 29, 1918.

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HABALD IE. GAIDE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO STANDARD rnnssnn srnnn 00., F PENNSYLVANIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF SHAFT-HANGER.

Patented oet. as, tare.

Original application filedJune 1 5, 1910, Serial No. 567,081. Divided and this application filed December 18, 1915. Serial No. 67,622.

To all whom/it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, HAnALo F. GADE, a subject ofthe King of Norway, (having deolared my intention of becoming a citizen of the United States,) and a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Shaft-Hangers,

(being a division 'of my application for patcut for improvements in shaft-hangers filed June 15, 1910, Serial No.'567,081,) of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to shaft supporting structures, and it consists of a novel and improved form of shaft hanger in which the supporting legs and feet and the portion receiving the j0urnal-box are formed of pieces of suitably rolled commercial metal sections.

The improved structures forming the subject of my invention are preferably made of single pieces of commercial metal sections which are bent or otherwise formed into the desired shape orcontour of a shaft hanger whereby I am enabled to provide a simple and efiicient hanger structure at low cost. While I prefer to effect the bending or shaping of the shaft hanger at a single Operation, it will be understood, of course, that in some instances the bending or shaping of the metal to form the desired hanger may require. more than one operation.

Combined spacing and bracing members are provided to connect the legs and support one of the positioning members for a journal-box.

These and other features of my invention will be more fully pointed out hereinafter, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, in which: m

Figure 1, is a front elevation of a shaft hanger madej-of asection or stripof fiat metal, the legs of which are reinforced or strengthenedby a pressed-up rib intermediate the edges of the strip;

Fig. 2, is a side elevation of the same;

Fig. 3, is a sectional view of a fiat strip from which the form of hanger shown in Figs. 1 and-2' is made;

Fig. 1, is a sectional view on the line IV-IV, Fig. 1; e

Fig. 5, is a front elevation of a. hanger made from a rolledmetal shape, T-form in cross section;

made from a rolled metal shape, I-form in cross section;

Fig. 8, is a side elevation of the same;

Fig. 9 is a cross sectional view on the line IX-IX, Fig. 7

Fig. 10, is a side elevation of a shaft hanger made from a commercial channel bar, which may be additionally strengthened at the journal supporting portion by pressing a hollow rib in the web ofthe same;

Fig. 11, is a side elevation of the same;

Fig. 12, is a front elevation of another form of hanger made from a commercial channel section, having a special form of cross brace between the legs of the hanger;

Fig. 18, is a side elevation of the same;

Fig. la, is a plan view of a channel section, with the central portion of its web removed preparatory to forming ahanger of the type shown in Figs. 12 and 13;

Fig. 15, is a view similar to Fig. 1 1,showing the web of the channel member pushed together to close the space from which the metal has been removed;

Fig. 16, is a sectional View on the line XVIXVI, Fig. 12; a

Fig. 17, is' a view of a modified form of hanger resembling the structure shown in Fig. 1, and r Fig. 18, is a sectional view on the line XVIII-XVIII, Fig. 17.

My improved hanger or hanger frame consisting of rolled metal shapes, which may be standard commercial sections bent or otherwise shaped into the desired form, constitutes a shaft or journal supporting portion 1, legs 2, and feet 3, and the elements noted, in the forms of structure shown in the-accompanying drawings, are preferably comprised in a single piece.

As shown in the several views, the side portions of the lower part of the hanger or frame are substantially parallel with each other up to the point an, and at such point a combined bracing and connecting member #1 is preferably provided, shown by full lines in certain of the views, and by dotted lines in other views. This bracing member may be made of sheet metal suitably pressed into shape; having flanges 5 whereby it may be riveted to the legs of the hanger as shown atfi, and with an upper wall 5 providing with the side walls a socket portion for the reception of a lock-nut 7 employed in CD11? nection with an upper adjusting screw 8,

whereby said lock-nut may be held against;

turning.

In the form of hanger shown in Figs. 1 and 2, I employ a flat metal section such as illustrated at 10, in Fig. 3, and to-strengthen or stiffen the legs of the hanger when made of such metal shape, I provide them with a hollow rib 11, more clearly illustrated in Fig. 4. In this form of hanger, the cross brace is made of sheet metal riveted to the hanger legs, and serves as a support for the upper vertically disposed adjusting screw 8, and the nuts employed therewith. A lower vertically disposed adjusting screw 8 may be threaded through the bottom loop 1 of the hanger, or secured in any other suitable manner. This portion of the hanger may be provided with a struck-up boss 12 forming a seat for a lock-nut 7, or a separate filler piece may be employed. A journalboX for receiving and supporting a shaft is shown at 13.

In Figs. 5 and 6, another form of hanger is shown made of metal T-shape in cross section; the central web 01' rib 14 of the section being disposed outwardly as indicated. In this structure, the journal-box 13 may be carried by a cradle 15 supported by the lower portion of the hanger, while the brace 4 connecting the legs carries an adjusting screw 8, with the usual lock-nuts.

Other forms of metal sections may be employed in the production of hangers made in accordance with my invention, and in Figs. 7, 8 and 9, I have shown a structure made of metal I-shape in cross section; Fig. 9 being a sectional view on the line IX'-IX, Fig. 7. At the foot portion of the structure, the flanges on one side of the central web are removed, as indicated at 16, to form the feet, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8.

In Figs. 10 and 11', I have shown a hanger frame made of a channel member substantially U-shape in cross section; the central web of which may be further strengthened by providing the same with a rib 18, which may extend from apoint near the feet to the lower connecting curved part of the journal-box-supporting-portion of the same.

In Figs. 12-and 13, I have shown, respectively, a front elevation and a side view of a hanger made of a channel section of metal, which is preferably reduced in width at the lower curved journal-boxsupporting-portion. This may be accomplished by removing a portion of the metal. from the web of the same, as illustrated at 20 in Fig. 14; the outer portions of the channel section being then pressed together as shown in Fig. 15. The side legs of this structure may be held together by a brace 4 disposed substantially at the center of the legs. The character of this brace is clearly shown in Fig. 16. It

comprises a pair of flanged members 21 re cessed at the center to form a space 22, receivingthe upper ad usting screw 8. In assembling this connecting member with the shape in cross section; parts of the central web or'rib la' having been removed adjacent the feet and the j ournal box-supporting=portion. In tl1lS 1. OI'111 of my improved structure the outer face of said. ribs preferably extends in a substantially single plane from the lower portion of the hanger to the feet.

In all instances I prefer to provide abracing. piece connecting the legs intermediate the same, and in some'instances I may connect the upper ends ofthe legs adjacent the feet by a suitable bracing. member which may be substantiall like that disclosed in my pending application before referred to and of which this application is a division.

It will be noted further that the position of the journal-box may be adjusted by the vertically disposed screws 8 and 8., and that I preferto omit adjusting screws at the sides of the journal box.

While I have referred to the use of sheet metal bracing and spacingmembers between the legs of the hanger, it will be understood that other forms of metal braces may be employed without departing from my invention.

I claim:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a shaft hanger comprising a continuous section of commercial structural metal bent to form a pair of legs and a journal-box-supporting tially horizontal feet outwardly disposed, a

portion continuous with said legs; each of cross brace disposed between the legs and said legs being reinforced by a pressed-up having flanges whereby it may be secured to rib formation externally disposed and being said legs, and a journal-box positioning 10 5 flared outwardly, and the upper ends of the screw carried by said cross brace.

legs being shaped to terminate in substan- HARALD F. GADE.

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